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Barbieri, Filippo; Buonocore, Antimo; Volta, Riccardo Dalla; Gentilucci, Maurizio – Brain and Language, 2009
Previous repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and neuroimaging studies showed that Broca's area is involved in the interaction between gestures and words. However, in these studies the nature of this interaction was not fully investigated; consequently, we addressed this issue in three behavioral experiments. When compared to the…
Descriptors: Interaction, Cognitive Processes, Brain, Nonverbal Communication
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Gentilucci, Maurizio; Campione, Giovanna Cristina; Volta, Riccardo Dalla; Bernardis, Paolo – Neuropsychologia, 2009
Does the mirror system affect the control of speech? This issue was addressed in behavioral and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) experiments. In behavioral experiment 1, participants pronounced the syllable /da/ while observing (1) a hand grasping large and small objects with power and precision grasps, respectively, (2) a foot interacting…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Diagnostic Tests, Speech Communication, Psychomotor Skills